The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1887-07-08

p. S. Crawford passed Sunday in
Portland.
w. A. Woodland has been in Jack
son this week attending the meeting
of the State Prison board.
Henderson correspondence and
some interesting personal "hits" are
crowded out for want Of room.
Miss Lucy Lewis will take vaca-
ton from her duties in the postoffice
next week, and visit friends in Detroit
and Birmingham.
The examination of Dan. Fulton
will be held before Justice VanDusen,
July a6th. S. S. Miner and Watson
& Chapman are to defend him.
Wesley Harris, of Hazelton Center,
was examined before Justice Gale,
Tuesday, on charge of forgery; the
examination is to be finished on the
27th.
The st. Johns Republican of the
9TH says: Miss Grace Mcdonald has
been visiting Owosso friends during
the past week.--Canton Hope l. o
o. F., of St. Johns turned out SO
swords in the parade at Flint, July 4.
The position of principal of the
high school has been offered to Miss
May c. Walker, of Spencer, Mass,
graduate of Wellesley College.
Perry Sun: Chas. Byerley and wife,
of Owosso, spent Monday in Perry,
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. G..
Monroe.--A. Spaulding left this
morning for an extended visit among
friends ard relatives in New York
State.--Peter Aseltine and wife, of
Dansville, spent day or two last
week visiting Henry Clees and wife,
of this place. county
gave large majority in favor Of the
Amendment. How will it stand on
the local option question?
From the Saginaw Herald we clip
the following which may be of inter.
est to the business men Of Owosso:
''Chas. IL. DeCamp, business man
of Durand, writes the Herald as fol-
lows on railroad matters: Il was in
Flint today and should judge that il
East Saginaw heads off the road from
Flint to Flushing and ultimately to
Oyosso, some one must go to work,
and this thing is going to come to a
head at once one way or the other. ;"
THE TINES notes with peculiar
pleasure that James N. Mcbride, Of
Burton, senior at Ann Arbor has
won the end prize, 500, that was
offered by the American Protective
Association for the best essays on
the tariff, that should be written by
any one OF the seniors in any Ameri-
can college. The result shows that
James in his University course, has
been as active and successful
worker, as he was while student in
the Owosso High School, and is de-
termined to be abreast of the times
on all the great questions of the day,
and in this he has our earnest con-
CALCULATIONS.
A dispatch to the Evening Journal
from Saginaw, July 6, says: 81. M.
Ashley jr., is in this city today and
says the railroad between Durand
and East Saginaw is an assured fact.
A company has been organized with
a capital of So, SEQ, 900 and the fol.
lowing board of directors: w. r.
Burt, A w. Wright, P. H. Ketcham,
w. c. Mcclure, Charles w. Wells,
+. G. Stone, Thos. Morrill,, E. w.
Knowlton, John A. Edget and ]. M.
Ashley jr The officers will be elect
ed this afternoon. The road is to be
an independent line, though operated
in connection with the Toledo, Ann
Arbor & North Michigan, and will
pass through Flushing, where great
things are expected from the recently
discovered coal BEDS
Just what our city fathers are think
ing about that they do not move in
the matter of securing the T. A. A. x
N. M. railway company's machine
shops, is beyond our comprehension.
Owosso is the natural place for them.
and there is no earthly reason why
they should be located anywhere else.
Howell people are bidding literally
for them. Why not checkmaIe them.
citizens of Owosso' Just little deter
mined effort, will be very likely, if
put forth just now, 10 accomplish
that object, and any bonus less than
$50, 900 thus invested would be Of
lasting benefit 10 this section of the
State. Men Of Owosso be up and
doing. Just now is the accepted time.
The importance of the matter makes
delays very dangerous. It is prob
ably now or never.
Four members Of the Owosso ball
club and five of the second nine